Need a compact HEPA air scrubber with duct ability

[Steve Lawrence]

Any faves out there?

 

[Desk Jockey]

Drieaz Defendair 500, nice units.

We have over 20 air scrubbers of various brands and sizes, the Defendair's are always the first to go for everything from water, fire to mold.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhTga7uWH30

 

[Steve Lawrence]

Thanks, Richard. That unit looks really nice, pretty compact and light.

Do you need to replace the filters very often and are they economical?

More on this unit here:

http://www.drieaz.com/_DEC/DEC_Product_Base.aspx?decID=1041

 

[tmdry]

I have a few of the hepa 500 too, there used price is around $500 on eBay if you go that route.

The stage 1/2 filters are inexpensive.

 

[Desk Jockey]

The prefilters are replaced frequently and charged off to the project. The HEPA once a year unless they are used on some really nasty mold loss for extended time, then replaced sooner.

 

[packfancjh]

The Phoenix Guardian Hepa Scrubber is a good one as well. It's about the same price as the Hepa 500 but the replacement filters are quite a bit less in cost and it's a smaller unit as well. http://www.usephoenix.com/products/air-scrubbers/phoenix-guardianr-pro-hepa-system

 

[Desk Jockey]

Looks good Chris, how do they compare on price?

Psst I don't pay for the filters, my customers do. I charge them off.

 

[packfancjh]

The Guardian goes for $995 and the Hepa 500 goes for 999 and performance is roughly the same. The Guardian is a little smaller and lighter so it is easier to carry. Whether or not you pay for the filters the larger Hepa is $50 less for the Guardian.

 

[Desk Jockey]

So which do you suggest?
J/K please do not comment!

I'm gonna dance with the one that brought me!

 

[packfancjh]

The one that comes from Wisconsin GO PACK GO!!

 

[Desk Jockey]

Chris I'm saving you a spot on the band wagon!

 

[packfancjh]

Steve you really can't go wrong with either one. Both are solid pieces of equipment. Richard not a chance in hell. Have fun finishing 3rd in the division again

 

[Desk Jockey]

Third?

Tell that sissy boy to cut his hair too!

 

[Steve Lawrence]

Thanks guys. I think I'm leaning towards the smaller Phoenix because I have Butler vans and there is little room.

 

[tmdry]

The new jondon one is $750 for 1000 CFM's, easy to duct too. I've used one on a job and liked it.

 

[Desk Jockey]

http://www.jondon.com/hepa-1000-air-scrubber.html

It looks like a nice one, however it's more comparable to some of the other units I already own. Abatement Technologies PAS unit and the original Defendair 1000cfm unit. It's larger in CFM but it's also larger in physical size too. I think it just depends upon your planned use for it.

 

[Ed]

We use the Dri Eaz HEPA 500's. I replace the pre-filters and HEPA filters after every fire job and mold job. The filter may not be full, but can't get the smell out after a fire, and if you place on another job, it will stink the place up. We replace after mold for obvious reasons. And like Richard, I don't pay for them, my customers do. The HEPA filters for the Dri Eaz units are expensive around $150 each. We go through dozens per year. I hate it because the price you get for them in Xactimate barely covers the cost of the filter.

 

[packfancjh]

The Guardian Hepa filters are only $99 which isn't a huge difference unless, like Ed, you replace them dozens of times a year. That can add up to an extra few hundred dollars to over a grand a year with frequent replacements